Baltimore: Past and Present with Biographical Sketches of Its Representative Men

Baltimore: Richardson and Bennett, 1871. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. SCARCE. An attractive volume. Illustrated by the Handann Brothers. Includes a history of the city by Brantz Mayer and over seventy biographical descriptions of notable Baltimorean men, each illustrated with an original photograph. Dark brown full leather boards with gilt title, decoration, and raised bands to spine. Boards are beveled with gilt borders and decoration. Bumping to corners, minor wear to edges of boards and hinges, and minor rubbing to boards. A few scuff marks to spine. Gilt dentelles, full gilt edges, and marbled endpages. Interior is very clean overall, though there are a few spots of foxing to several pages.Tight binding. 562 pages. BALT/122121.